Generation Technicians

Company Description
**Ko wai mātou | About us**
- Ko tā Contact e whakapono nei, ko te taiao tonu te taonga nui katoa o te ao._
- Koinei mātou e whai atu nei kia mahue atu i a mātou tētahi ao hauora ake, tēnā i te ora i kuhu ai mātou._
- He pakihi whakarato hiko, ipurangi mātou, engari arā kē atu anō ā mātou taha._
- Kei te whakawhanake mātou i ā mātou mahi ake, i ngā ara hoki e whai hiko ai a Aotearoa, kei te kōkiri kia tukua te hiko tukurua, ā, kei te whakaputa i tētahi wheako matihiko mō ā mātou kiritaki kāore anō kia kitea i tēnei whenua._
- He tīma kotahi mano mātou nō ngā hau e whā, e ngākau nui ana ki ā mātou mahi, e aroha ana tētahi ki tētahi, e ako ngātahi ana, e whakapono tahi ana ki ā mātou tikanga ārahi: mā te manaaki kia toa, ka mana te katoa._

At Contact, we believe home is the most important place in the world. It's all part of our vision to leave Aotearoa better than we found it. We’re a power and broadband company, but we’re so much more than that. We are transforming the ways we mahi, and how Aotearoa is powered, leading the charge on renewable energy and digitising customer journeys in ways not yet seen here. A team of 1000+ from all walks of life who love what we do, look out for each other, and learn from one another every day, we’re stoked to be guided by our tikanga: _we touch lives to make life better_.

**Job Description**:
**Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity**

This role would suit an enthusiastic and self-motivated person. You’ll conduct and manage maintenance throughout the plant ensuring safety at the workplace and maintaining reliability maintenance standards.

Let us paint a picture of some of the work you will be responsible for:

- Perform maintenance work and complex tasks such as time-based overhauls, replacements, technical repairs, calibrations, and inspections
- Implement RCM (Reliability Centred Maintenance) activities to improve Predictive and Preventive Maintenance practices
- Monitor plant condition, identify and report on defective plant and equipment, undertake preventive measures, and rectify problems where required
- Ensure that all activities and tasks are conducted in compliance with environmental consents, and within station and company environmental guidelines and procedures
- Ensure that safe working and occupational health principles and practices are known and observed, and that all safety rules and procedures are complied with by Contact and other personnel working on site
- Maintain up to date knowledge and skills of Quality Management System requirements, all relevant Health and Safety practices and procedures, and relevant legislative requirements

**Qualifications**:
**Ko wai koe | About you**

You will be a natural influencer, be famous for your communication style and ability to take people on a journey and an agent for change; making sure we are always improving on what we do. Like any opportunity, there are some key attributes that we would like to add to our bench strength.

You will have plenty of examples to tell us about:

- Relevant National Diploma/NZCE, Trade Certificate, or equivalent qualification in a specialist mechanical maintenance discipline, with sound experience in maintenance of power generation and/or heavy rotating mechanical plant and auxiliary equipment.
- Machining capability including lathe and milling experience would be desirable
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including strengths in influencing, conflict management, and negotiation
- Integrity and high personal and professional standards
- Skilled at identifying and recommending cost effective solutions
- Skilled in the effective resolution of complex issues and problems
- Exposure to systematic maintenance strategies and experience in condition monitoring
- In depth knowledge of some, or preferably all, of the following: mechanical plant, heavy rotating equipment, electrical plant, control and protection systems, boilers, gas turbine technology

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